ERSA - European Regional Science Association | 2013 Summer School

Each participant is expected to present a paper (or draft of a paper) at the summer school.

The programme includes presentations by participants every afternoon. Please prepare a presentation of your work (approx. 20 minutes).

Your paper will be discussed by a senior discussant as well as by a fellow summer school participant. This means that each of you will be assigned to be discussant.

We will soon send out a more detailed program for the student presentations, informing when each of you are expected to present as well as on which paper you will be discussant.

The deadline for submitting the paper you will present is June 20.

Theme

The overall theme of the ERSA summer school 2013 is Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Development of Regions of Varying Density.

Goals and Format

The lectures will focus on both theory and empirical research methodology, and how these can be matched to progress our understanding of the relationships between innovation, entrepreneurship and development in regions of varying density. The aim is to give the participants advanced knowledge of theory and methodology, emphasizing knowledge gaps and avenues for research areas that will push the research frontier forward.

Confirmed lecturers

Ron Boschma, CIRCLE Lund University

Oliver Falck, Ifo Institute for Economic Research

Michael Fritsch, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena

Andrés Rodriguez-Pose, London School of Economics (LSE)

Thomas Schott, University of Southern Denmark

Martin Srholec, Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education and Economics Institute (CERGE-EI) and CIRCLE Lund University

Michaela Trippl, Lund University

Key elements and structure

Five lectures on theory and empirical research on innovation, entrepreneurship and development in regions of varying density

Two lectures with associated lab sessions on empirical methodology:

Multi-level modeling and

Social Network Analysis

Paper presentations by student participants with feedback from senior researchers

Best paper award

Best paper award of 1500 EUR for the best student participant paper. This award is financed by the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum.

Follow-up

Organization of a “follow-up” special session for participants at the Summer School at the ERSA congress in 2014.

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Call for participants

Call for participants to the 26th ERSA Summer School 2013, is now CLOSED

Who should apply?

ERSA summer schools target PhD students or junior researchers with less than 10 years of research experience.

How to apply?

Step 1: For your application, the following information and documents will be requested:

first and last name

date of diploma giving access to doctoral studies in the country in which the diploma was obtained

Step 2: Create your account on the Summer School Platform and follow the instructions to submit your application.

Selection of participants

Participants will be selected by the local organizing committee.

The organizers will look for an international mix of participants.

The number of participants is limited to 30.

In case of a great amount of applicants, selection will be based on the applicants’ CV.

Teaching material and presentations - further information to follow...

Registration

After notification of acceptance, the participant must register and pay a participation fee of EUR 200 to ERSA via a debit note that will be sent to you by email.

The costs of accommodation, meals and social activities are covered by the Summer School.

Participants must cover their travel expenses from their home countries to the summer school and back.

RSAI Membership

RSAI Membership is requested for participants of the ERSA Summer School.

For more details on membership, please contact, if you are from Europe, one of ERSA Sections’ Representative1. If you come from outside Europe, please send an email directly to RSAI at rsai[at]apdr.pt .

Additional activities

Participants in the Summer School in 2013 are encouraged to submit a paper in a special session on the theme of the summer school at the ERSA congress 2014.

Deadlines

Deadline for the application is April 5th, 2013.

Acceptance letter and registration debit note will be sent as from the May 21st, 2013.

Final acceptance is subject to registration fee payment (as per June 7th, 2013)